Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the alaw2linear_buf function in G711.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/34
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-alaw2linear_buf-g711-cpp/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/2
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0298
EPSS Percentile
85.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
audiofile/audiofile
0.3.6
Published
Mar 20, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026